Safari 2 Gorilla Tours

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Kigali, Rwanda - Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda

Kigali, Rwanda - Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda

Your private guide with a safari 4WD vehicle, meets and greets you at your hotel in Kigali. You will visit the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay your last respects to victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against Tutsi before leaving the lively capital. You will drive north-west through lush hills and bustling market towns for approximately 4 hours, to the stunning Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.

Main Destination:
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to January
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather Jun to Aug and Dec to Jan (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP

GorillaCommon
ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
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LionNone
ZebraNone
HippoNone
Accommodation:
Travellers Rest Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

1st Gorilla Trekking Experience in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

1st Gorilla Trekking Experience in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you'll transfer to the ranger station for a gorilla trekking briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas. Afterward, you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide and hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them, you will be allowed to stay with them for an hour. After the experience, you will return to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.

Main Destination:
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Travellers Rest Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 3

2nd Optional Gorilla Trekking Experience Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

2nd Optional Gorilla Trekking Experience Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Please note that this is an optional 2nd gorilla trekking and a ticket costs an additional $700. Alternatively, you’ll go for golden monkey trekking at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. After an early morning breakfast, you'll transfer to the ranger station for a gorilla trekking briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas. Afterward, you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide and hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them, you will be allowed to stay with them for an hour. After the experience, you'll return to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

Accommodation:
Travellers Rest Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Kisoro (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Queen Elizabeth National Park

Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Queen Elizabeth National Park

A leisurely breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park leaving the magnificent forest/the volcano mountains to the gorillas. On arrival in Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will check-in and go for a possible afternoon game drive. Your overnight stay will be at Bush Lodge or similar.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LeopardOccasional
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
The Bush Lodge (Banda)
  • Mid-range banda located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Game Drive Safari and Boat Cruise Safari Queen Elizabeth National Park

Game Drive Safari and Boat Cruise Safari Queen Elizabeth National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you'll participate in a morning game drive. The drive through the Kasenyi Plains which is a spot for predators hunting their prey. The game drive provides you with an excellent opportunity to view animals such as jackals, bushbucks, forest hogs, buffaloes, elephants, and kob as they go about their daily routines. In the afternoon, you'll head to a fantastic launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel and observe beautiful birds & wildlife. A Ugandan wildlife safari without a boat cruise safari on the Kazinga Channel is considered incomplete. The channel attracts a large concentration of wildlife and birdlife to quench their thirst. This boat launch safari would certainly expose you to these creatures. After the boat safari, you'll return to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Bush Lodge or similar.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
Accommodation:
The Bush Lodge (Banda)
  • Mid-range banda located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 6

Queen Elizabeth National Park- Kibale National Park with backrop of Rwenzori Mountains

Queen Elizabeth National Park- Kibale National Park with backrop of Rwenzori Mountains

After a leisurely morning breakfast, you'll transfer to Kibale National Park. The drive provides you with a chance to see beautiful, cool Crater lakes and the drive has great views of the Rwenzori Mountain ranges in Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Mount Stanley at 5,109m is both Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo's highest peak in addition to the Rwenzori Mountains being the third highest peak in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Mount Kenya in Kenya. Uganda is among the 13 countries that an Equatorline passes through. At the Kikorongo Equator line, you’ll make a brief stopover for pictures. Your overnight stay will be at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or similar.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit December to February and June to July
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
LionRare to None
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 7

Chimpanzee Trekking Experience, Kibale National Park

Chimpanzee Trekking Experience, Kibale National Park

The Uganda chimpanzee trekking experience is a unique opportunity that will allow you to follow a chimpanzee group in its daily activities. Accompanying Kibale reserve researchers and rangers, you will be on the forest floor to watch the chimps search for their fruits and vocalizing. Then, you will follow them for an hour observing the full gamut of their behavior. You will be part of the Uganda Wildlife Authority initiative to trek the chimpanzees without changing their natural environment. It’s one of the great moments of your safari! In the afternoon, you'll do the community and swamp walk offered by the members of the Bigodi Community. It’s one way of learning about the traditional culture of Africa. Your overnight stay will be at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or similar.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 8

Kibale National Park - Murchison Falls National Park

Kibale National Park - Murchison Falls National Park

A leisurely breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. This drive is incredibly scenic, going through the western Rift Valley floor and escarpments, tea plantations, sugarcane plantations, and lush green countryside that characterizes so much of Uganda. Upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge and relax. Your overnight stay will be at Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LionOccasional
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 9

Game Drives and Boat Cruise Safari Murchison Falls National Park

Game Drives and Boat Cruise Safari Murchison Falls National Park

You'll wake up for an early morning sumptuous breakfast so that intrepid explorers can begin with an early game drive in the peninsula between the Victoria and Lake Albert Nile. You'll catch the highest concentration of wildlife in the wilds of Murchison Falls. After lunch, you will take a magnificent boat cruise to the base of the majestic Murchison Falls. The earth trembles to one of the world's most powerful falls of natural water while crocodiles soak up the sun with their vast jaws menacingly agape before returning to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 10

Murchison Falls National Park - Rhino Trekking, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary -Entebbe

Murchison Falls National Park - Rhino Trekking, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary -Entebbe

After an early breakfast, you will visit the top of Murchison Falls, the majestic falls, where the Nile crashes through a 7-meter gorge to fall 45m. The numerous scenic viewpoints are spectacular and the most impressive view is of the falls. The world's most powerful falls are one of the highlights of Murchison Falls National Park. Afterward, you will proceed for another stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Wildlife Ranch for rhino trekking before heading to Entebbe targeting your late-night outbound flight. End.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City, Uganda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

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  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.